Jerome Velinsky

Jerome Velinsky is one of Australia's most exciting and diverse actors and creators. His self-penned comedy series, Method, which he also co-directed and starred in, won the Best of Spotlight award at Melbourne WebFest and garnered Jerome an Australian Directors Guild Award nomination for Best Direction of an Online Comedy. In 2024, Jerome was the writer of the world's first Live-Action VR narrative horror series, The Faceless Lady, presented by Eli Roth. As an actor, Jerome is recognized for his work in the ratings winner, Underbelly: Vanishing Act and other Australian and US productions including Love Child, Doctor Doctor, Rogue, Fun House and Here Come the Habibs. He voices the character of Amadis in the hugely acclaimed video game, Horizon Forbidden West as well as Dracula in the Universal Pictures short series, We Will Be Monsters, directed by Rick Famuyiwa. Jerome's original screenplays have won major awards in the U.S., including a Silver Prize at the PAGE Awards and grand prizes at both Fresh Voices and Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards. He is also a two-time ScreenCraft finalist. Jerome is of mixed race and is bilingual.